Shackle for vehicle-springs



(No Model.)

, W. J. MORAN.

'JAGKLE FOR VEHICLE SPRINGS.'v

Patented July 17, 1883.

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To .all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.. l

WILLIAM J. MoEAN, or FEEEPOET, ILLINOIS.

'SHAC'KLE FOR VEHICLE-SPRINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming Be it known that I,WILLIAM J. MoEAN, of Freeport,in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented a newand usefulv Improvement in Shackles, of whichv the following is a full,clear, and exact description,

reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part ofthis-specification, in whioh- Figure l is a section through yg/ ofFig..2. Fig. 3 is a plan l view.v

My invention relates more particularly` to that class of shacklesdesigned for holding the s ends of vehicle-springs; and it consists incertain combinations of devices hereinafter eX- plained and claimed.

- To enable others skilled In the art to mkovand use my invention, Iwill proceed to de- 'scribe the exact manner in which I have carried itout. l

In the drawings, A represents a section of the side bar of a vehicle, towhich is secured the shackle B by means of the clip C. The shackle B iscomposed of the plate c, bent longitudinally at its center, so as toforlnthe curve b, as shown in Fig. 2. This curved porpartof LettersFatent No. 281,547, dated l'uly 1'7, 1883. Aplicauon sled June 1,1883.(No modal.)

Y tion of the plate is s lottedat b b', to receive the independentswinging arms D D, provided with the trunnions d d, having theirbearings Having thus described my invention, what I' claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isy The plate cv, provided with thelongitudinal curve b, slotted at yb b, in combination with the swingingJarms D D, provided with the trunnions d d, and the packing E, allconstructed to operate substantially as and for the purpose herein setforth.

WILLIAM J.Y MoEAN.

Witnessesz A. F. GREEN, CHARLES T. GREEN.

